Product Recalls’ Category
Little Tikes Toolsets Recalled due To Choking Risks
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Little Tikes and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a recall of toolsets due to choking risks. The choking risks are related to oversized plastic nails that come with the Little Tikes toolsets.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of at least two incidents in which children choked on the plastic nails. In both cases however, caregivers were able to get to the children in time to prevent a tragedy. The children were treated for their injuries, and have recovered completely.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking parents to remove the plastic nails in these toolkits. Parents are...
Lawmakers Try to Eliminate Funding for Consumer Product Safety Website
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Just a few months after the launch of Saferproducts.gov, the consumer product safety website that has been widely supported by Houston product liability attorneys, lawmakers are already trying to derail the project. A new spending bill will substantially reduce funding for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bill contains a clause that would completely cut funding for the database.
The database allows consumers to post complaints about products that they have purchased. Manufacturers are allowed to read these complaints, and respond. The website allows American consumers greater access to safety information of the kind they need...
Accutane Injury Litigation Takes on a Hollywood Edge
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Pharmaceutical company Roche’s anti-acne medication Accutane has been the subject of thousands of personal injury lawsuits. Most of these lawsuits have centered on the allegation that Accutane causes inflammatory bowel disease. The latest Accutane-related lawsuit that Roche will come up against however, will have a Hollywood tinge. The plaintiff in this lawsuit is a Hollywood actor, who claims that his acting career suffered as a result of injuries from Accutane usage.
The plaintiff here is actor James Marshall who acted in the hit 1992 next movie “A Few Good Men. ” Marshall had been taking Accutane for acne,...
Recall of One Million Baby Slings Because of Infant Suffocation Risks
Monday, April 5th, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and baby sling maker Infantino have announced a recall of up to 1 million baby slings after the deaths of three infants due to suffocation.
The recall had been in the works for a few days now. Last week, the CPSC warned parents and caregivers that baby slings posed an unusually high risk of suffocation deaths to infants. Baby slings have grown in popularity in Texas, and throughout the United States. These are made of soft fabric that allows the baby to settle down into a comfortable shape. In the bag-style slings that...
